lộng quyền

See also: long quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 弄權.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kwiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kwiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨ wiəŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    lộng quyền

    1. (literary) to abuse one's power; to manipulate power for personal ends